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Cydney Foote

A former fellowship admissions committee member and administrator at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Cydney Foote has successfully advised healthcare applicants, including those applying to medical school, dental school, nursing and PA programs, veterinary school, public health and hospital administration programs, post-baccalaureate medical programs, residencies and fellowships. Since 2001, she has brought her marketing and writing expertise to help science-focused students communicate their strengths.

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February 2, 2023

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What Is a Good MCAT Score for Getting into Medical School?

What Is a Good MCAT Score for Getting into Medical School? | Accepted

You’ve spent months in an MCAT review course, taken practice test after practice test, and finally sat for the exam. Your results are in. Are they good enough to get you into your target medical school? Let’s take a look at what your scores mean. MCAT scores and your grades are weighted differently.  The primary… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / MCAT, optimize your med admissions profile, where to apply to med school

January 11, 2023

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Med School Applications Kick Off: Ten Tips to Get You Through the Season

Med School Applications Kick Off

Getting ready to apply to medical school? This can be a hectic time as you try to stay on top of everything. Here are ten tips to help you hit the ground running: Get cozy with the AMCAS/AACOMAS. These two services – the American Medical Colleges Application Service (AMCAS) and the Association of American Colleges… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, TMDSAS

November 16, 2022

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When Will Medical Schools Give You an Answer?

When will medical schools give you an answer

This post addresses some of the big questions on med school applicants’ minds: How long does a medical school have to invite an applicant to submit a secondary application? (Go there) When to expect interview invitations for medical school (or a response of ‘thanks, but no thanks’?) (Go there) Final interview invite date and update… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / after you submit med, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, Columbia University, Dell Med, duke university medical school, gcsom, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Hofstra Northwell Medical, Icahn SOM, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, mayo clinic, med letters of interest, Med Video Tips, Medical School Interview, New York Medical College, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Rush Medical College, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Tulane School of Medicine, U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Penn. Medical School, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin Madison, USC Keck School of Medicine, UVM medical school, UWSOM, Washington University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell

September 1, 2022

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GPA Issues When Applying to Med School: What to do With a “W”

What to do with a W when applying to med school

Almost everybody has a blemish on their GPA. Usually it’s a failed class or a semester of poor grades. But there’s also the issue of how a “W” on your transcript will affect your chance of admission to medical school. The truth is that withdrawing from one or two classes is not going to hurt… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / GPA, med low stats

July 11, 2022

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13 Essential Do’s and Don’ts for Your Residency Personal Statement

Dos Donts Residency Statement

Residency applicants can submit applications via ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) starting September 7th. Don’t wait until the last minute – get cracking on those residency essays now! Why is your residency essay so important? Your personal statement is a vital part of your residency application; it’s where you’ll explain why you’ve chosen your specialty… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / residency

June 22, 2022

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How to Write the “Why This Medical School” Secondary Essay

Secondary strategy Why do you want to go here

One of the most popular secondary questions asked by medical schools is “why our program?” Saying why you’re attracted to a particular school can be a hard thing to explain, especially when you’ve looked at so many programs that they’ve all begun to blur. I think that’s why I so often see the same answer:… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / med application essays, secondary essays

May 20, 2022

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The Medical School Application “Deadline”

The Medical School Application Deadline

In just a few days, many of you will want to submit your medical school application. You’ve probably heard that you need to submit on the first day possible – May 31, 2022 – if you want your best shot. But just how true is that? Medical school admissions myth vs. reality It is true… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / AMCAS, deadlines, when to apply to med school

May 8, 2022

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7 To-Dos for Canadians Applying to U.S. Med Schools

7 To Dos Canada 2022

Each year, Canadian medical school hopefuls look across the border for their medical education. While there are obvious challenges (adapting to a different health care system, returning to a Canadian residency, and much higher education costs), the higher acceptance rates at U.S. programs (about 36.2% overall per AAMC, as compared to around 19.6% in Canada)… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Alpert Medical School, Baylor, Boston University Medical School, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Columbia Medical School, Dartmouth Geisel Med School, duke university medical school, George Washington School of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, Icahn SOM, international student, Johns Hopkins Medical School, MD/PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin, MSU CHM, New York Medical College, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, Northwestern Feinberg, osteopathic med school, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, rutgers medical school, Stanford University School of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Tufts University School of Medicine, U of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell, Yale School of Medicine

April 3, 2022

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Reapplying to Medical School: Secondaries, Interviews and School Selection

Reapp Med 6 Secondaries

In this final part of your assessment, we will look at all the other ways you communicated with the admissions committee. With the multi-staged admissions process, and an increasingly longer application season, applicants have multiple opportunities to make an impact – or be weeded out. Therefore, it’s important to evaluate whether or not your interactions… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Medical School Interview, Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication, medical school rejection, secondary essays

March 30, 2022

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Reapplying to Med School: Your Primary Application

Reapp Med 5 Primary App

The previous posts have focused on identifying problem areas in your application and offering ideas to help you address them. You might be feeling a bit fragile after such a critical review – if so, then you’re doing it right. This exercise demands that you be ruthless and identify every potential flaw. Your ego might… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / AACOMAS, AMCAS, Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication, medical school rejection, TMDSAS

March 27, 2022

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How to Improve Your Experiences for Your Med School Reapplication

Reapp Med 4 Experiences

In this section of our Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success series, we’ll discuss how reapplicants can improve their service experiences. Another factor that can seriously hurt your chances is a lack of substantive, ongoing service experiences, both clinical and non-clinical. Medical schools want students who are passionate and committed – to the… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication, premed activities, premed clinical experience

March 21, 2022

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Improve Your MCAT Score for Medical School Acceptance

Reapp Med 3 Improve MCAT

Fortunately, it’s easier to tackle a poor MCAT score than a poor GPA. While you should not retake the exam too many times, a better-prepared second or even third attempt can be a sound strategy. Many people find that studying independently or with a group of friends works well. Reviewing your old class notes and… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / MCAT, med low stats, Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication, optimize your med admissions profile

March 20, 2022

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It’s a Match

match day 2022

Each year on Match Day, thousands of medical school students and graduates learn where they will receive their specialty training. This year’s Main Residency Match took place on Friday, March 18th. And with events at many medical schools – many of them in-person this year! – it was a cause for celebration for many participants… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / residency

March 16, 2022

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Boost Your GPA for Medical School Acceptance

Reapp Med 2 Boost GPA copy

In our last post, we talked about how to assess your application weaknesses. If you’re feeling a bit fragile now, that’s to be expected – you’ve just undergone a pretty brutal review of your application! But the admissions committee is scrutinizing submissions with the same critical eye. Anticipating the problems so you can correct them… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / med low stats, Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication

March 13, 2022

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Reapplying to Med School: Evaluating Your Medical School Profile

reapplying to medical school evaluate your profile

What should you do if you applied to med school and all you’ve received are rejections? You knew there was a possibility that this would happen, but that doesn’t erase the sting. What can you do now? How can you move forward? To start with, know you’re not alone. In the 2021 application cycle, only… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / Medical School Reapplicant Advice: 6 Tips for Success, Medical school reapplication, medical school rejection

June 16, 2021

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Tips for Applicants With a Low MCAT Score

Tips for Applicants with Low MCAT Score 1

Medical school applicants (or any other professional school applicant) must assess their credentials realistically to present themselves in the best possible way during the application process. Since applicants are evaluated based on specific quantitative criteria (primarily undergraduate GPA and MCAT scores) and non-quantitative criteria (research and clinical exposure, leadership skills, mentoring experiences), as well as… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / MCAT, med low stats

March 25, 2021

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AMCAS Traffic Rules: How to Use the “Choose Your Medical School” Tool

How to use the Choose Your Medical School tool

Everyone is probably aware that this is an “unprecedented time” for medical school applications. With applicant numbers at an all-time high, admissions staff working remotely, and interview dates stretching into the spring and possibly later, this application season has been like nothing we’ve seen before. But there is one constant in the application process –… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / AAMC, after you submit med, AMCAS, med waitlist

July 5, 2020

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First Drafts of Personal Statements: Let Yourself Go

First drafts of personal statements scaled

Writing the first draft of your personal statement is probably the hardest part of the whole application process. And it makes sense – it’s not easy to capture so much of your experience onto a single page. Transforming your first draft from just OK to simply spectacular I’ve read hundreds of first drafts over the… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Admissions Consulting, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / college application essays, essay editing, grad application essays, law application essays, mba application essays, med application essays

May 13, 2020

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Get a Head Start on Your Med School Secondaries

Get a head start on your secondaries

Right now, most premeds are counting down the days until May 28th, when the 2021 AMCAS application will open. After you put the final touches on your application and click “submit,” how do you plan to spend your time? Rewatching all nine seasons of The Office on Netflix Perfecting your indoor hoops game Finishing that… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / secondary essays

September 25, 2019

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M3 Journaling: How to Do it and How it Can Help Your Residency Application

M3 Journaling How it Can Help Your Residency Application 1

What are you doing to prepare for the residency match? Chances are, you’re up to your eyeballs with rotations and exams and everything else that goes into finishing your medical degree. Chances are, you’re really not thinking much about your personal statement. Keep a journal…starting NOW Not to sound like a Bowflex commercial, but what… 

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Article by Cydney Foote / Medical School Admissions / during med school, residency

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